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ARCHISCENE TIPS: How to Create an Eco-Haven at Home

No longer can we ignore the way our lives impact the environment. Now, people are actively trying to lead much greener lifestyles, whether that’s through diet, driving or through their home’s appliances. However, even the best of us could do more. For those who are looking to create an eco-friendly haven, read the following for guidance.

Use Sustainable and Renewable Materials

There are a number of ways you can incorporate more sustainable and renewable materials into your interior and exterior. For example, you should use reclaimed, natural, and untreated hardwoods for outdoor decking. You could also use bamboo as an alternative to laminate flooring for a finish similar to timber.

Install Solar Panels to Power Your Home

Solar panels cannot only help to save planet Earth, but it could also help you shave a substantial amount of money off your household bills. Installing solar panels will allow you to decrease your consumption of non-renewable energy sources, such as gas, coal, propane, and crude oil. Shockingly, one home’s use of non-renewable energy can produce three to four tons of carbon emissions, which unfortunately destroy the environment. While solar panels can be expensive, they can save you much more money in the long term.

Use Solar Garden Lighting to Illuminate Your Outdoor Space

Another effective way to utilize solar power is with solar garden lighting. You can use natural sunlight to illuminate your outdoor space, so that you can enjoy a vibrant, atmospheric garden day or night. Visit Water-garden.co.uk to view a wide variety of high-quality solar garden lighting options, such as spotlighting, deck lights, wall lights, and fairy lights, plus so more.

Effectively Insulate Your Property

Insulating your property can prevent warm air from leaving your home in the colder months, and it can also prevent cold air from coming in. As a result, you will not need to turn the heating up in your home. The best place to insulate your home is in the roof, as warm air rises and can easily escape from your home. You also shouldn’t forget to insulate your conservatory’s roof, either.

Create a Bee Friendly Garden

Bees contribute to one in every three mouthfuls of food people consume, as both wild and domestic honeybees are responsible for 80% of the world’s pollination. Sadly, pesticides, air pollution, global warming, habitat destruction, and drought are causing bee colonies to collapse across the world. So, if you want to create an eco-friendly garden, you should welcome more bees into your outdoor space. For example, you can find the best plants, trees and flowers to allow bees to thrive.

Switch to Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

More people are turning to energy efficient light bulbs, as they not only use a lot less energy compared to incandescent light bulbs, but they can also last much longer. They will help to reduce your power consumption, so you will reduce carbon emissions while decreasing your energy bill. You also will not need to regularly replace them, which could save you even more money.

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